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NEW YORK — The first report of Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s Super PAC, made public Friday, reveals for the first time, election lawyers say, just how much the group, Right to Rise, functioned as a kind of shadow campaign for Bush.Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:55:50 +0000252596 at http://swtimes.comHillary Clinton Takes Jab At Jeb Bush On Race In Front Of Black Activistshttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-takes-jab-jeb-bush-race-front-black-activists
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The heavyweights of the crowded 2016 presidential field, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jeb Bush, laid out starkly different visions Friday for uplifting the plight of blacks in America, as the two appeared at the same event for the first time since they announced their runs for office.Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:24:10 +0000252571 at http://swtimes.com2016’s Must-Have Presidential Campaign Tool: Super PACshttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/2016-s-must-have-presidential-campaign-tool-super-pacs
WASHINGTON — In the 2012 presidential campaign, super political action committees were helpful, but not required.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:15:19 +0000252321 at http://swtimes.comIsrael Criticizes Huckabee Over Gas Chamber Referencehttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/israel-criticizes-huckabee-over-gas-chamber-reference
JERUSALEM — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew rare criticism from Israel on Tuesday for comments in which he accused President Barack Obama of marching Israelis “to the door of the oven” in a nuclear deal with Iran.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:05:52 +0000251846 at http://swtimes.comClinton Vows To Boost U.S. Clean Energy Use In Response To Climate Changehttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/clinton-vows-boost-us-clean-energy-use-response-climate-change
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday described climate change as “one of most urgent threats of our time” and vowed to meet the challenge with a plan to generate enough clean energy to power every U.S. home by 2027.Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:26:44 +0000251371 at http://swtimes.comObama: Huckabee, Cotton Rhetoric About Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Sad’http://swtimes.com/news/politics/obama-huckabee-cotton-rhetoric-about-iran-nuclear-deal-sad
LITTLE ROCK — Recent comments by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton regarding the Iran nuclear deal are part of a pattern of rhetoric that “would be considered ridiculous if it weren’t so sad,” President Barack Obama said Monday.Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:08:41 +0000251356 at http://swtimes.comIndependents To Vote In Oklahoma Democratic Party Primary Electionshttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/independents-vote-oklahoma-democratic-party-primary-elections
Oklahoma’s independent voters will be able to cast ballots in Democratic primary elections later this year.Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:27:37 +0000251336 at http://swtimes.comThere Are Way More Presidential Candidates Than You Thinkhttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/there-are-way-more-presidential-candidates-you-think
Let’s get two things straight about next year’s presidential election. The first is, quit whining about all those Republican candidates. Seventeen is nothing — there are already at least 459 officially registered presidential candidates. (A couple more could have signed up in the time it took you to read this sentence.) And second, not one more word about how everybody who’s running sounds the same. Are you kidding? You can vote for an anarchist or a socialist or a prohibitionist, a vermin (really, that’s his name, Vermin Supreme) or even a deity. You can vote for a cat. (Slogan: “The time is meeow!”)Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:10:55 +0000251211 at http://swtimes.comHouse Speaker Will Do ‘Everything Possible’ To Stop Iran Dealhttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/house-speaker-will-do-everything-possible-stop-iran-deal
WASHINGTON — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday said he and others in Congress would do “everything possible” to stop a new nuclear deal with Iran from moving forward.Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:29:09 +0000250096 at http://swtimes.comObama: More Work To Be Done At VAhttp://swtimes.com/nationworld/obama-more-work-be-done-va
PITTSBURGH — A little more than a year after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ secretary stepped down over reports the agency was offering inadequate health care, President Barack Obama told veterans on Tuesday his administration had more work to do for them.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 22:07:55 +0000249836 at http://swtimes.comGovernor: Trump ‘Crossed The Line’ With McCain Commenthttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/governor-trump-crossed-line-mccain-comment
LITTLE ROCK — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “crossed the line” with a comment about Arizona Sen. John McCain, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who welcomed Trump to Arkansas last week for a speech at a GOP fundraiser.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:06:35 +0000249686 at http://swtimes.comReport: Oklahoma Governor Spent More Than $1M On Second Inaugurationhttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/report-oklahoma-governor-spent-more-1m-second-inauguration
Inaugurations can be expensive — even the second time around.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:18:52 +0000249576 at http://swtimes.comDonald Trump Criticizes John McCain Again (Video)http://swtimes.com/news/politics/donald-trump-criticizes-john-mccain-again-video
John King, Julie Pace and Ed O’Keefe discuss 2016 Republican candidate Donald Trump’s attack on U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and how it will impact the 2016 race.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:29:52 +0000249561 at http://swtimes.comClinton: Democrats Are Party Of The Futurehttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/clinton-democrats-are-party-future
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Democrats are the party of the future, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Saturday in a speech at a fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Arkansas.Sun, 19 Jul 2015 02:23:59 +0000249081 at http://swtimes.comTrump Boasts Of Lead In Polls In Arkansas Speechhttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/trump-boasts-lead-polls-arkansas-speech
HOT SPRINGS — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump boasted of his strong position in recent polls, despite controversy, in a speech Friday at a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Arkansas.Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:41:47 +0000248906 at http://swtimes.comYeah Right! Sarcasm Poses Problem For Computer Algorithms In U.S. Electionhttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/yeah-right-sarcasm-poses-problem-computer-algorithms-us-election
SAN FRANCISCO — When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld same-sex weddings in the same week that South Carolina debated keeping a controversial Civil War battle flag, Twitter user @xTomatoez posted “Gay marriage and the Confederate flag going down everywhere. Tough week for your redneck uncle on Facebook.”Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:50:04 +0000248871 at http://swtimes.comHillary Clinton To Propose Rewarding Firms For Profit-Sharinghttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-propose-rewarding-firms-profit-sharing
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is set to announce during a New Hampshire campaign stop on Thursday a plan to give businesses two-year tax credits for sharing profits with workers, detailing the first component of her economic platform aimed at raising middle-class incomes, her campaign said.Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:38:40 +0000248561 at http://swtimes.comJeb Bush Piles Up Early Campaign Cash, Lags With Small Donorshttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/jeb-bush-piles-early-campaign-cash-lags-small-donors
WASHINGTON — Republican Jeb Bush’s impressive fundraising haul, fueled by big-money donations, was the product of a concerted effort to score an early breakthrough that would establish him as the front-runner in a crowded 2016 White House race.Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:28:14 +0000248556 at http://swtimes.comArkansas GOP, Democrats Get Ready For Trump, Clinton Visitshttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/arkansas-gop-democrats-get-ready-trump-clinton-visits
LITTLE ROCK — The state Republican and Democratic parties are preparing for scheduled visits from two presidential candidates this week, one of whom is at the center of a storm of controversy over his comments about immigration.Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:14:11 +0000248316 at http://swtimes.comOklahoma Delegation Critical Of Iran Nuclear Dealhttp://swtimes.com/news/politics/oklahoma-delegation-critical-iran-nuclear-deal
WASHINGTON — Members of Oklahoma’s all-Republican congressional delegation voiced skepticism and concern Tuesday about the nuclear deal struck by the Obama administration and other countries with Iran.Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:06:16 +0000248261 at http://swtimes.com